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[aizlumzan]

well, i downloaded pro edition from BT yesterday. should've asked before i downloaded. havent installed yet though. what is about the activation? I have XP pro i bought 2 years ago. never needed to activate with that one.

[Tormentor]

Originally posted by aizlumzan@4 July 2004 - 15:17
well, i downloaded pro edition from BT yesterday. should've asked before i downloaded. havent installed yet though. what is about the activation? I have XP pro i bought 2 years ago. never needed to activate with that one.

Pro dosnt need an activation.

[clocker]

After you install you have thirty days to "activate " with MS.
It takes but a sec ( and an internet connection, of course) and I assume that they are checking the validity of your key.
If you don't activate, on the thirtieth day you can't boot into the desktop, instead you get a message telling you to activate.

Edit:

Pro dosnt need an activation.

It most assuredly DOES.
If you happen to have a Corporate key, then it does not, but a pro key with a Pro installation DOES NEED ACTIVATION.

[Robert00000]

Let me clarify all of the above regarding Pro and Corp. There is no difference between Pro and Corp other than the activation (as someone has already mentioned), even if you have a CORP installed it will say XP Pro.

You CANNOT use Xp Corp keys on a PRO unless you change certain files on the disk. People make the common mistake of confusing CORP for PRO because they both look EXACTLY the same.

The version aizlumzan downloaded 2 years ago is XP Corp and not Pro, even though it says XP Professional.

XP Corp was developed to save large companies with hundreds of pc's the trouble of activating them all.

[Ariel_001]

Windows XP: Microsoft Product Activation

Product Activation and volume licenses
Windows XP upgrade licenses acquired through one of Microsoft's volume licensing agreements, such as Microsoft Open License, Enterprise Agreement, or Select License, will not require activation. Installations of Windows XP made using volume licensing media and volume license product keys (VLKs) will have no activation, hardware checking, or limitations on installation or imaging.

Beware of blacklisted VLKs. They will prevent you from updating. Use The Blue list keygen.

[phAnt0m buRn]

What about WinXP Media Centre Edition? Is that worth downloading over the other lot?

[clocker]

Originally posted by Robert00000@4 July 2004 - 17:21


You CANNOT use Xp Corp keys on a PRO unless you change certain files on the disk. People make the common mistake of confusing CORP for PRO because they both look EXACTLY the same.

That is funny because I have done it at least 5 different times and it worked for me.

Using a real live MS disk titled "Microsoft XP Professional" and using Corp keys from the Blue Key gen, I have installed and avoided activation without changing any files on the disk.

How certain are you of your information?

[Robert00000]

Originally posted by clocker+5 July 2004 - 12:54--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker &#064; 5 July 2004 - 12:54)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Robert00000@4 July 2004 - 17:21


You CANNOT use Xp Corp keys on a PRO unless you change certain files on the disk. People make the common mistake of confusing CORP for PRO because they both look EXACTLY the same.

That is funny because I have done it at least 5 different times and it worked for me.

Using a real live MS disk titled "Microsoft XP Professional" and using Corp keys from the Blue Key gen, I have installed and avoided activation without changing any files on the disk.

How certain are you of your information? [/b][/quote]
Let me reiterate. There is no difference between PRO and CORP in appearance. How do you know its not a CORP? A Corp disk is titled as XP Professional, because its essentially a volume licenced version of PRO. The only difference is it doesnt need activation.

And guess what? I have Pro, Corp, Home, and Home OEM version of XP. All but the corp are legit. I&#39;ve tried using keys for different versions on other disks and they don&#39;t work.

[clocker]

Originally posted by Robert00000@5 July 2004 - 09:44

Let me reiterate. There is no difference between PRO and CORP in appearance. How do you know its not a CORP? A Corp disk is titled as XP Professional, because its essentially a volume licenced version of PRO.

Um, because it is sold as a single user "student" version at the U of Iowa student bookstore?
How likely is it that they are selling "Corp" versions by mistake?

Just for grins, I generated a corporate key and installed using that instead of the key that was on the sleeve.
Worked fine and no activation.

Since then I have duplicated this on several other PCs.

Oh well, I am hardly an expert on MS products, just reporting what I have found to work.

[XxKrNxStyLeZxX]

hrm...i have xp home and pro (the actually bought versions)...im building a new computer...can i use the pro(or the home) and just change the key or something? or do i have to download the corp edition in order to be able to update? and will i be able to install the corp edition the first time i boot the computer up?

oh and is sp2 out already? im seeing corp versions with sp2 and i thought it wasnt out yet...hmmm